Sing Up

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗽'𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 🎉 Sing Up is pleased to announce that following a recent recruitment process, Natasha Hendry has been appointed to the Sing Up Board as a Non-Executive Director. Natasha is a music psychologist, researcher, educator, singer, speaker and social justice activist. She's an expert on diversity and de-colonisation of the music curriculum and a Research Psychologist specialising in music, wellbeing and social justice. She is nearing completion of 3 years of study for a PhD, dedicated to examining the under-researched area of racial inequalities in UK music education. Natasha has also just joined Counterculture as an associate researcher to work on a ground-breaking research report on Black music in the UK, commissioned by UK music. CEO Michelle James said of the appointment "We are absolutely delighted to welcome Natasha to Sing Up's Board. She brings with her a wealth of expertise, knowledge and passion for the role of music education in society, particularly in relation to equity, diversity and inclusion. We've already benefited from having Natasha work with the senior management and staff team on Sing Up's EDI strategy and we look forward to continuing work with her at a governance level where she can guide us forward alongside our other Directors." You can read the full press release here:  https://bit.ly/3AmcDkf

🌟 New Clip! Listen/Watch Now! 🌟 Here, Sally Spencer Sky Arts Hero 2024 shares how Ex Cathedra Singing Medicine singing games also help support families when their children are in hospital. Listen to the whole episode which is inspiring, compelling and sometimes quite emotional. In this first episode of our second series, we hear from Sally (Ex Cathedra Singing Medicine Programme) and Merel van der Knoop (Long Covid Kids ), about children & young people who are in hospital or living with Long Covid and how singing can support their mental and physical wellbeing. Many thanks to our wonderful guests. Listen or Watch the full episode now! Spotify: https://lnkd.in/ebSZxv-U Apple: https://apple.co/45ZCVTx Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3raZXrF Youtube: https://lnkd.in/dCPgc3n7 #musiceducation #musicmatters #singingforwellbeing #musiced #podcast #singingforhealth #singing #inspiringvoicespodcast

Our friends at the National Schools Singing Programme are working to create a new apprenticeship. Take their survey to support development of a Choral Director national apprenticeship standard: 🔗https://ow.ly/csXW50TRGXH #SingingLeader #MusicEducation #Apprenticeships

The Sing Up Foundation have just released a fascinating new episode of their Inspiring Voices podcast and it's well worth a listen.👍 👇

🌟 🎧 Listen Now 🎧 🌟 - The first episode of our new series of Inspiring Voices is out now! In this episode, we hear from Sally Spencer (Ex Cathedra Singing Medicine Programme and winner of Sky Arts Hero 2024) and Merel van der Knoop (Long Covid Kids Choir), about children & young people who are hospitalised or living with Long Covid, and about singing as one of the rare things that isn’t “done to them” which can provide both mental and physical benefits. Have a listen to this fascinating, inspiring and sometimes emotional episode. Many thanks to our wonderful guests. Listen now - Spotify: https://lnkd.in/ebSZxv-U Apple: https://apple.co/45ZCVTx Amazon Music: https://amzn.to/3raZXrF Youtube: https://lnkd.in/dCPgc3n7 #musiceducation #musicmatters #singingforwellbeing #musiced #podcast #singingforhealth #singing #inspiringvoicespodcast

✨NEW REPORT on the impact of singing and music-making on the wellbeing of young refugees 🎶✨ This #research report was commissioned by Sing Up Foundation from a team led by Dr Hala Jaber with Dr Fran Garry and Professor Helen Phelan from the University of Limerick's The Irish World Academy of Music & Dance As the report includes case studies and personal stories alongside the literature review and interview analysis, it creates a picture of the lives of these very vulnerable young people and the impact of singing and music-making on their lives. It also highlights the challenges of this work, the need for facilitators to be well-trained and supported, the importance of carefully curated safe musical spaces and the great outcomes that this work can bring about. The report also features key recommendations to support best practice and recommendations for further avenues of research. Many thanks to Fairbeats! Music, Music Action International, Together Productions, Surrey Arts, partners from British Council World Voice projects and others who were interviewed for this report. Thanks also to the British Council and the World Voice project for inspiration and support. #Researchers - you can also access a the database with summaries and details of the 20 research papers used to inform the literature review. #SingingForWellbeing #YoungRefugees #MusicMatters Read more about the report here: https://lnkd.in/eqF8ZjCz Access the report and more details and information: https://lnkd.in/eFz_j8uC

"Exploring your own experience through music is a passport to FREEDOM." Wise Words from John Kelly this season on Inspiring Voices Two weeks to go - Here's a sneak peak at some of the conversations we've had with our brilliant, inspiring guests! Subscribe now to get our episodes as soon as they come out! Available on Spotify, Apple, Amazon Music and all other podcast platforms. You can also see the videos on our Youtube Channel. Many thanks to all our wonderful guests in this first half of this series - John Kelly, Jenny Young, Blue Cabin, Emily Foulkes, Music For Good UK, Naomi Fisher, Abigail Mann-Daraz BSc. (Hons). MA (Voice Ped). GMBPsS, Alice Nicholls, Hala Jaber, University of Limerick, The Irish World Academy of Music & Dance, Surrey Arts, Jim Pinchen, Merel van der Knoop, Ex Cathedra, Ex Cathedra Education and Participation Team #podcast #trailer #musiceducation #inspiring #musiceducationmatters #singingforwellbeing #artsforhealth

Many thanks to the Singing Teachers Talk Podcast for inviting us on to their podcast and many thanks to Alexa for being such a great host. Listen in to hear us chat with Alexa about singing research, the benefits of singing, Sing Up and the Foundation's roots and much more. Check out the link below to find the episode or you can also watch the interview on Youtube: https://lnkd.in/e2T7JgsJ https://lnkd.in/exuw235v

In case you missed it, Sing Up's new check out episode 105 of the Music Teachers Association's Teaching Notes podcast featuring Ali Walker one of the 4 specialists behind our fresh and ground-breaking new recorder resource #PlayRecorder. https://lnkd.in/eDBNiT32 @MrPatrickJohns

Here's another sneak peak of Inspiring Voices podcast series 2! 🤩🎧 Many, many thanks to our guests in the first part of our second series - John Kelly, Jenny Young from Blue Cabin, Dr Naomi Fisher, Emily Foulkes from Music For Good UK, Dr Hala Jaber and Jim Pinchen from Surrey Arts, Abigail Mann-Daraz BSc. (Hons). MA (Voice Ped). GMBPsS, Alice Nicholls, Sally Spencer, Merel van der Knoop Series 2 is coming soon - remember to subscribe to get episodes as soon as they come out! Series 1 is available to stream now on: Spotify: https://ow.ly/n6P750Tu0H2 Apple: https://ow.ly/FPPJ50Tu0H1 Amazon Music: https://ow.ly/ykc950Tu0H6 Youtube: https://ow.ly/eSwc50Tu0H0 #podcast #musiceducation #singing #singingforwellbeing #musiced #musiceducationmatters #musictherapy #musictherapist #musicteacher #musicteachers #powerofmusic